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NPR is state affiliated media. That doesn’t mean it is state directed propaganda. There is an asymmetry with organizations like NPR vs. say RT however. NPR ex

NPR is state affiliated media. That doesn’t mean it is state directed propaganda. There is an asymmetry with organizations like NPR vs. say RT however. NPR exists in a country that largely respects the rule of law and has disclosure requirements, accountability to the public and congress. None of that exists with RT. If twitter is going to have these labels it should differentiate authoritarian propaganda.

moose_man 4y ago
It's not like NPR shies away from calling out the US government for bad behavior, a lot of their coverage is very critical. It is completely editorially independent.
- anonuser123456 4y ago
  I’m not saying they are bad journalists. But they are deeply tied to the state. About 1/3 of their funding is from member station dues. Their member stations receive most of their funding via the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the board of which is appointed by the President (of the United States, not the CPB). CPB gets its money from congress.
  - moose_man 4y ago
    NPR receives only 1% from public money. They are closer to being Gimlet than being the BBC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPR
    - anonuser123456 4y ago
      From your link: “Funding for NPR comes from dues and fees paid by member stations, underwriting from corporate sponsors and annual grants from the publicly-funded Corporation for Public Broadcasting.” “Although NPR receives only 1% of its direct funding from the federal government,[5] member stations (which pay dues amounting to approximately one third of NPR's revenue), tend to receive far larger portions of their budgets from the federal (through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting) and state governments.” “NPR states it is not state-run media, and further states it operates independently of the U.S. government;[5] nonetheless, NPR indicates that federal funding is essential to NPR and that the loss of federal funding would weaken the network.”
      - moose_man 4y ago
        The levels separating direct government funding from NPR pile up. They get membership dues from radio stations that receive public money I mean, all money comes from the Federal Reserve. Are we all state affiliated or do the levels it passes through to get to us make us independent? Is SpaceX state affiliated because of the money it gets from government contracts?
        anonuser123456 4y ago
        SpaceX is obviously state affiliated. They provide military and intelligence services to the U.S. government. They receive huge contracts from various state agencies. Revenue streams matter because they have the ability to influence. Why is this controversial?
  - falcolas 4y ago
    > Their member stations receive most of their funding via the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Most funding - no. Member stations do get a decent chunk of money from CPB, but not a majority. The majority comes from corporate (and private) sponsorships. Much like NPR as a whole. One example: https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/4c/1d/4e0c21b44d2aa963c25f8bc9830b/fy21-kemc-audited-financial-report.pdf https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/4c/1d/4e0c21b44d2aa963c25f8bc9... I do appreciate how publicly funded and 401k entities are generally so open with their financials.
    - nemo44x 4y ago
      Those sponsorships are tax write offs. They are using tax payer money indirectly.

moose_man 4y ago

It's not like NPR shies away from calling out the US government for bad behavior, a lot of their coverage is very critical. It is completely editorially independent.

anonuser123456 4y ago
I’m not saying they are bad journalists. But they are deeply tied to the state. About 1/3 of their funding is from member station dues. Their member stations receive most of their funding via the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the board of which is appointed by the President (of the United States, not the CPB). CPB gets its money from congress.
- moose_man 4y ago
  NPR receives only 1% from public money. They are closer to being Gimlet than being the BBC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPR
  - anonuser123456 4y ago
    From your link: “Funding for NPR comes from dues and fees paid by member stations, underwriting from corporate sponsors and annual grants from the publicly-funded Corporation for Public Broadcasting.” “Although NPR receives only 1% of its direct funding from the federal government,[5] member stations (which pay dues amounting to approximately one third of NPR's revenue), tend to receive far larger portions of their budgets from the federal (through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting) and state governments.” “NPR states it is not state-run media, and further states it operates independently of the U.S. government;[5] nonetheless, NPR indicates that federal funding is essential to NPR and that the loss of federal funding would weaken the network.”
    - moose_man 4y ago
      The levels separating direct government funding from NPR pile up. They get membership dues from radio stations that receive public money I mean, all money comes from the Federal Reserve. Are we all state affiliated or do the levels it passes through to get to us make us independent? Is SpaceX state affiliated because of the money it gets from government contracts?
      - anonuser123456 4y ago
        SpaceX is obviously state affiliated. They provide military and intelligence services to the U.S. government. They receive huge contracts from various state agencies. Revenue streams matter because they have the ability to influence. Why is this controversial?
- falcolas 4y ago
  > Their member stations receive most of their funding via the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Most funding - no. Member stations do get a decent chunk of money from CPB, but not a majority. The majority comes from corporate (and private) sponsorships. Much like NPR as a whole. One example: https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/4c/1d/4e0c21b44d2aa963c25f8bc9830b/fy21-kemc-audited-financial-report.pdf https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/4c/1d/4e0c21b44d2aa963c25f8bc9... I do appreciate how publicly funded and 401k entities are generally so open with their financials.
  - nemo44x 4y ago
    Those sponsorships are tax write offs. They are using tax payer money indirectly.